Use of Procalcitonin and C-Reactive Protein to Evaluate Vaccine Efficacy against Pneumonia

作者: Shabir A Madhi , Jayvant R Heera , Locadiah Kuwanda , Keith P Klugman

DOI: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PMED.0020038

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摘要: Background Pneumonia remains the leading cause of death in young children. The poor specificity chest radiographs (CXRs) to diagnose pneumococcal pneumonia may underestimate efficacy conjugate vaccine preventing pneumonia.

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